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First time using 4k
Please keep in mind that I am just a hobbyist…
I have a JVC GY-HM 250SP camera for doing school sport webcasts. I’ve always set it to 1080p and recorded and streamed at that setting.
For this year, I am still going to be streaming at 1080p, but I want to record at 4k so in the future, the games won’t be so out-of-date (I always keep the original files, because down the road, there will be a player who wants a copy).
The camera records using QuickTime for 4k, but what sequence setting should I use in Premiere? I was just testing things out and selected ProRes RAW 4k 30. It seems ok, but would there be a better choice if 10 years from now, one of the players asks me if I can give him a copy of his games?
What would be the best Export settings to use–there are way too many ProRest presets to test them all. I would want to have a final format that would let someone play the files in 4K either on a computer or a 4K TV (through a USB hard drive, if possible)
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Why worry about setting up a new sequence? Drag the video to the “New Item” icon and it will create a proper sequence for you based on the video itself.
When you create the new project, it really doesn’t matter what the original settings were.
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For export to a playable file I would recommend mp4 h.264, or select the appropriate Vimeo preset. 20Mb/s. For archival mastering the pro choice would be ProRes HQ but for your long term archive purposes h.264 or h.265 at 40-50Mbs might be more realistic and archive quality. And keep your original if you can unconverted. Make sure you are matching your original frame rate from camera to export. Probably 30p (29.97) but if your camera can shoot it consider 60p for sports. Your exports can still be 30p as it’s an even multiple but you’ll be able to do smooth half speed in sequence and you’ll be better future proofed.
Also be careful about frame size. 4k comes in different sizes. You are probably shooting UHD 3840×2160. If you simply create your sequence from a clip the sequence will be properly set up. Project settings don’t matter.
Have fun!
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What should my exported file sizes end up as (per minute)? I did a lot of practice exports. Vimeo 4k Ultra ended up at 357 Mb per minute, which is hardly more than what I get when I export 1080p–I was expecting it to be much bigger.
Proress 422 lT gave me bit over 3 GB/minute, which is probably way more than needed.
I don’t have a 4k monitor or even a 4k TV, so I can’t check the final quality right now, and since I don’t have much of an eye for video quality, I don’t know if I would see the flaws tht a pro would see, anyway.
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